Probably Westphalia first half 17th century - Four alabaster shields, probably Westphalian, first half 17th century - image-1

Lot 1356 Dα

Probably Westphalia first half 17th century - Four alabaster shields, probably Westphalian, first half 17th century

Auction 1132 - overview Cologne
18.05.2019, 11:00 - Fine Art
Estimate: 4.000 € - 5.000 €
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Probably Westphalia first half 17th century

Four alabaster shields, probably Westphalian, first half 17th century

The backs flattened, faint remnants of older polychromy. High relief coats-of-arms crowned with helmets and flanked by curling foliate scrolls. Two of the shields are inscribed to the banderoles below "Westphael" and "Moninckhausen", one has an unfinished inscription beginning "W", the fourth shield is not inscribed.
Very minor wear and losses. Each ca. 21 x 17 x 4.5 cm.

Provenance

Rhenish private ownership.